Advertising device



c. GARCILLAN.

. ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1920.

Patented pr. 5, 1921.

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GIBIAGO GARGILLAN, OF YORK, N. Y.

- ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed May 27, 1920. Serial No. 384,671.

tains more particularly to signs of the interchangeable letter type.

It is the primary'object of the present invention to so construct a sign that the several letters thereof maybe placed in display position and removed from display position at will.

It is a further object of'the present 1nvention to provide letter plates adapted to be carried in such a manner as to display the letters thereon.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct a letter-supporting'means that plates of various sizes may be used in con nection therewith.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 is a frontelevation partly broken away of a sign constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the letter plate securing means.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, the device comprises two bars 5 and 6, and these bars 5 and 6 are adapted to be arranged in spaced relation to each other. The top bar 5 is preferably of rectangular cross-sectional form, the lower bar 6, however, being provided with a right-angular flange 7 on its lower edge, and it isthls flange 7 which is adapted to support the several letter plates 8.

The reference character 9 designates a letter plate retaining clip and said clip is provided on its upper edge with an integral sheet metal tongue 10 adapted to be bent over upon itself into parallelism with the body portion of the clip 9.

The device is operated in the following manner:

The clips 9 with their integral tongues '10 Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

bent backwardly upon the body portion of V the clips are positioned upon the upper bar 5, and :the lower bar 6. The letter plates 8 are thenpositioned with theirlower edges.

resting upon the right-angular flange 7 of the lower bar 6, and the clips 9 are then positioned as shown inFig. lrwith the side edges of their body portions overlapping the adjacent letter plates'8.

It is to be understood that the clips 9;a re I carried by both the top'bar 5 and the lower bar 6 inorder that the letter plates 8 will be maintained in proper spaced relation and I agalnst accidental displacement both at the top and at the bottom of the sign.

l/Vhile in the present instance but twobars 5 and 6 have been shown, 'it is to be understood that the device may be constructed in the form of a rectangular frame with any number of cross bars, thus providing various letter spaces w 7 What is claimed is 1. A- device' of the character described comprising a pair of spaced parallel bars, a plurality of letter plates carried by said bars, and detachable means embodying a.

clip having an integral tongue adapted to be bent relative to the body portion of the clip and into engagement with the bars and hav ing letter-plate-engaging means adapted to engage the letter plates and maintain them in proper position with respect to said bars, substantially as described. I

2. A sign comprising a pair of parallel:

parallelbars, said means comprising a plurality of substantially U-shaped clips car- I e ried by each of said barsin' such a manner asto overlie the ends of the plates to prevent their displacement relative to the bars.

GIRIAOO eARoIL AN. 

